Four (or more) Interesting Enigma-like Crypto Machines
Jerry McCarthy will first give a brief explanation of the operation of the German Enigma machine, and will then discuss four (or more) similar machines.
The National Museum of Computing
Speaker meetings
The Adventures of Prince Rupert
Chris Rowe’s talk will range from nearly being left behind in Prague when he was a baby to being a founder member of the Royal Society.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Woburn in the past
URC, High Street, Newport Pagnell MK16 8AB. Speaker: John Clarke. £3 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Jews in the Roman Empire
The speaker is Dr David Noy, Associate Lecturer with the Open University. Author of ‘Jewish Inscriptions of Western Europe’.
Olney Archaeological Society
The DE-59, A Cold War era Greek Crypto device
The talk will mainly be about the historical analysis of a never-broken cipher machine developed and used by the Greek government during the Cold War.
The National Museum of Computing
The Japanese “GREEN” Crypto Machine: a tentative reconstruction
Jerry McCarthy will start with a brief description of the German 3-rotor Enigma and then move on to a Japanese designed machine, designated as “GREEN”.
The National Museum of Computing
JN-25: The Imperial Japanese Navy’s Primary World War II Naval Cipher
Professor Chris Christensen will explore the structure and evolution of the cipher and describe the basic ideas of the codebreaking attacks on JN-25..
The National Museum of Computing
Instagram Live Q&A
MKCDC is hosting a Q and A with their Archivist, Catherine McIntyre, on Instagram, about their archives or the history of Milton Keynes.
Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre
Medieval Servants
James Wright’s talk delves into the kitchens, stables, staircases, cellars and garderobes to uncover evidence of the medieval household.
Towcester and District Local History Society
The Ultra Secret: How Frederick Winterbotham Spilt the Beans
Dr Mark Baldwin sets Frederick Winterbotham’s book The Ultra Secret in its proper context, and examines some of the effects it produced.
The National Museum of Computing